Musbus tour: Great Wall

FYI

  • Mubus= Most popular tour company
  • Options: day trip, overnight, add on hike etc
  • Usually pick up from Beijing

Mubus Tour timeline

  1. Beijing tour bus to Mutianyu- mini arrival town (restaurants cafes etc)
  2. Briefing, ticket hand out
    • Use bathroom (cant once in line for cable car)
  3. Skip shops, go to shuttle- Guide helps navigate confusing lines
  4. Great Wall shuttle up
    • Runs from 720am to 7 pm 
  5. Pick East or West entry
    • If doing both- do east first (much longer lines)
    • Both sides have own cable car to get up & down

Mutianyu Section Tour (via Mubus)

  • If doing East and West sections do east first (longer)
  • 2 cable cars
    • 1 South entrance ski lift- take to East side,
    • 2. North entrance cable car- take to West side
  • Both sides- only snack stand & bathroom is on arrival then no more
  • Each tower has number labeled inside for map reference
  • Tour deceives- have to pay extra for east and west entry
    • Can pay cash, visa, alipay
    • Still worth it- helps organize tickets, transport, entrance lines, passport
    • After shuttle= on your own, no guide
  • Luggage storage if needed

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